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    King Lear
    King Lear
    King Lear
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    King Lear

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    King Lear is widely held as the greatest of Shakespeare's tragedies; to some, it is the greatest play ever written. King Lear abdicates the British throne, to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their professed love of him. His plan misfires when Cordelia, his youngest and favourite daughter, refuses to flatter her father; she is disinherited and banished.

    This LibriVox recording marks the 400th anniversary of the first performance of the play, on December 26th 1606. (Summary by David Barnes).

    Cast list

    • King Lear: Andy Minter
    • King of France: Ezwa
    • Duke of Burgundy, Messenger, Captain: Justin Barrett
    • Duke of Cornwall: Cori Samuel
    • Duke of Albany: Kristin LeMoine
    • Earl of Kent: Denny Sayers
    • Earl of Gloster: Julian Jamison
    • Edgar, Son to Gloster: Simon Taylor
    • Edmund, Bastard Son to Gloster: John Gonzalez
    • Curan, a Courtier: Karen Savage
    • Old Man, Tenant to Gloster: CarlManchester
    • Physician: Scott Walter
    • Fool: Sean McGaughey
    • Oswald, steward to Goneril: Andrew Lebrun
    • An Officer employed by Edmund: Henry Frigon
    • Gentleman, attendant on Cordelia: Kara Shallenberg
    • A Herald: Gesine
    • First Servant: Ophelia Darcy
    • Second Servant: Esther
    • Third Servant, Third Knight: Kirsten Ferreri
    • Goneril, daughter to Lear: Rosalind Wills
    • Regan, daughter to Lear: JemmaBlythe
    • Cordelia, daughter to Lear: Kristin Hughes
    • Stage directions: David Barnes

      • ** LibriVox trivia….. This entire project was completed in just a week, from conception to delivery… A LibriVox record for a major dramatic work! **

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    William Shakespeare

    Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer and playwright in the English language. In 1594 he founded the acting company the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men, in London. He died in 1616.

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    • 1/5
      Awful. Why bother performing a piece like this with such a nasally voice? Gross. Why do so many men talk through their nostrils like this?!
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      It is a librivox performance. What this means is that egotists who believe themselves to be tragically overlooked voice actors use their iphones to record themselves orating in their showers stalls and the results are worse than bad. Always....